Pretty Instant

Inventor of the first roaming-photo booth + pro photography platform

Y CombinatorWinter 2015AcquiredConsumerHome and PersonalB2B

What they do

Problem

Businesses and organizations struggle to reliably and quickly source, coordinate, and deliver high-quality professional photography and branded event photo experiences at scale.

Solution

A marketplace and logistics platform that matches clients with vetted pro photographers/videographers and provides end-to-end booking, staffing, editing, delivery, plus a roaming photo-booth that instantly sends branded photos and captures guest info.

Who it's for

Brands, non-profits, and other businesses needing nationwide professional photography/videography for events and commercial content.

Founders

Ben Maitland-Lewis

Founder/CEO

Lifelong entrepreneur with a passion for solving big problems and collaborating with amazing people. Toured the world as a professional musician and tour manager — SonyBMG Marketing Director turned tech CEO — Built the first digital asset management (DAM) platform for the creative enterprise (sold to UMG) — Built the worlds first roaming photo booth + pro photography platform (sold to Snappr) — YC W15 Alum - Angel Investor - Startup Mentor - Now the Director of Startup Banking @ SVB.

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Chris Cave

Founder/COO - YC W15

Operations & Product @ SfinLogic --- SfinLogic is an advanced insights and intelligence platform that provides businesses with an AI-powered market advantage they can trust.

Douglas E. Rogers

Founder

Technical Co-founder of Pretty Instant (W15 - Acquired by Snappr in 2021). From Boston, living in East Bay. Currently working doing technical and strategic advisory for large-scale enterprises and Fortune 500 companies. Coding on the side.